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Ena Shibahara

The native form of this personal name is Shibahara Ena. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ena Shibahara (柴原 瑛菜, Shibahara Ena, born 12 February 1998) is an American-born Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.[1] She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 4 in doubles and No. 132 in singles, and has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two WTA 1000, the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 National Bank Open.

Ena Shibahara
Shibahara at the 2024 US Open
Country (sports) United States (2014 – July 2019)
 Japan (8 July 2019 – current)
ResidenceRancho Palos Verdes, California
Born (1998-02-12) February 12, 1998 (age 26)
Mountain View, California, U.S.[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize moneyUS$2,041,500
Singles
Career record133–93
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 137 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record206–119
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 4 (21 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 40 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2023)
French OpenQF (2020)
WimbledonSF (2021)
US Open3R (2021, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2021)
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2022)
French OpenW (2022)
WimbledonQF (2024)
US OpenSF (2023)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–1
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Shibahara won her first Grand Slam at the 2022 French Open, alongside Wesley Koolhof in mixed doubles. Partnering with Shuko Aoyama, she reached the women's doubles finals at the 2023 Australian Open, in addition to the semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, the 2022 Australian Open, and at the 2021 WTA Finals.

She made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Japan in 2020, and also participated in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Until July 2019, Shibahara represented her country of birth, the United States.

College career

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In 2016, she graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and attended UCLA before turning pro after her sophomore season.[2]

Professional career

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2016: Grand Slam debut

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Shibahara at the 2016 US Open

Shibahara made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open in the girls' doubles draw, partnering with Jada Hart as a wildcard. Shibahara and Hart then won the US Open girls' doubles title. The pair also entered with wildcards the women’s doubles event in which they lost in the first round.

2019: Focus on doubles, partnership with Shuko Aoyama

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Shibahara played her first five doubles tournaments of the year with Hayley Carter winning two titles and reaching another final. This raised her doubles ranking from 205 at the beginning of the year to an entry into the top 100, with a ranking of 98 on May 20.[3]

Shibahara then played tournaments with eight other partners before playing her first tournament with Shuko Aoyama in August at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, where they reached the final. Shibahara said, "Our chemistry was spot on from the beginning, where I would set her up from the baseline and she just moves all over the net[4]".

Shibahara and Aoyama played five more tournaments together in 2019, winning their first two titles at the Tianjin Open (Shibahara's first WTA Tour-level title) and Kremlin Cup in Moscow.[citation needed] By the end of the year, Shibahara's WTA doubles ranking was 31.[citation needed]

In singles, she started the year playing a mixture of ITF and WTA Challenger tournaments. Following a quarterfinal result at the $100k Vancouver Open, her ranking reached a career-high (so far) of 416, on August 19.[3] Following this, Shibahara focused mainly on doubles.[citation needed]

2020–2021: WTA 1000 title, Olympics, Grand Slam & WTA Finals semifinal

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Partnering Aoyama, she won her maiden WTA 1000 title at the 2021 Miami Open, reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, participated in the Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals. She won seven more titles, five being at the WTA 500 level, during her successful partnership with Aoyama.

2022: Maiden mixed-doubles title, world No. 4 in doubles

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At the Australian Open, she reached the semifinals of a major for the second time in her career, partnering again with Shuko Aoyama.[citation needed] Later, she set a new career-high ranking of No. 4, on 21 March 2022, after making the Indian Wells Open final where she partnered with Asia Muhammad.[citation needed]

At the French Open, she won the first major title of her career in mixed doubles, partnering with Wesley Koolhof.[5] She became the first Japanese player in 25 years to win the mixed doubles championship in Paris, since Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi took home the title in 1997.[6]

2023: Australian finalist & Canadian champion in doubles, WTA 1000 debut in singles

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At the Australian Open, she reached the semifinals of a major for the third time in her career, partnering again with Shuko Aoyama. The pair defeated second-seeded pair of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula to reach their first Grand Slam final.[7] However, they were defeated in straight sets by defending champions, Krejčíková and Siniaková.[8][9]

She won her ninth title at the Rosmalen Open[10] and her first WTA 1000 title at the Canadian Open, partnering Aoyama.[11]

She qualified for the singles main draw of the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron but lost to Karolina Pliskova.[12]

In doubles, the pair Shibahara and Aoyama qualified for the 2023 WTA Finals for the second time.[citation needed]

2024: First WTA Tour wins, Grand Slam and top 150 debuts in singles

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After entering the main draw as a lucky loser, Shibahara won her first WTA Tour singles main draw match, when she defeated Tamara Korpatsch in three sets in the first round at the WTA 250 Prague Open, her second career victory over a Top 100 player.[13] She also made her Grand Slam debut in singles at the 2024 US Open, after qualifying into the main draw.[14][15] She recorded her first singles win at a Grand Slam over Australian Daria Saville, before losing to world no. 1, Iga Swiatek in the second round in straight sets.[16] She also qualified for the main draw at the WTA 500 2024 Guadalajara Open for the second time and defeated another Australian and fellow qualifier Kimberly Birrell, for her second WTA Tour win.[17][18] She won her 11th doubles title at the 2024 Japan Women's Open in Osaka partnering Laura Siegemund.[19] Shibahara and Siegemund were runners-up at the Pan Pacific Open, losing to Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi in the final.[20]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.

Doubles

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Current through the 2023 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament 2016 ... 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 3R QF SF F 0 / 4 13–4 76%
French Open A A QF 2R 3R 2R 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Wimbledon A A NH SF 3R 1R 0 / 3 6–3 67%
US Open 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 5–3 10–4 10–4 6–4 0 / 17 31–17 65%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH SF DNQ 0 / 1 2–2 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A 1R 2R QF A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Indian Wells Open A A NH SF F SF 0 / 3 9–3 75%
Miami Open A A NH W 2R 1R 1 / 3 5–2 71%
Madrid Open A A NH 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A SF SF A QF 0 / 3 7–3 70%
Canadian Open A A NH 2R 2R W 1 / 3 6–2 75%
Cincinnati Open A A 2R QF 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Guadalajara Open NH A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A SF NH 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 12 11 21 17 16 Career total: 73
Titles 0 2 1 5 0 2 Career total: 10
Finals 0 4 1 5 1 4 Career total: 15
Overall win–loss 0–1 22–10 17–10 39–17 30–16 29–23 10 / 73 137–77 64%
Win % 0% 69% 63% 70% 65% 56% Career total: 64%
Year-end ranking 1061 31 23 5 22 $1,134,447

Mixed doubles

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Tournaments 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open 2R QF 1R 2R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
French Open A W 1R 2R 1 / 3 6–2 75%
Wimbledon 2R 2R 2R QF 0 / 4 5–4 56%
US Open 2R QF SF 0 / 3 6–3 67%
Win–loss 3–3 10–3 4–4 4–3 1 / 14 21–13 62%

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková 		4–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 French Open Clay   Wesley Koolhof   Ulrikke Eikeri
  Joran Vliegen		 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Other significant finals

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WTA 1000 tournaments

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Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 Miami Open Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 2022 Indian Wells Open Hard   Asia Muhammad   Xu Yifan
  Yang Zhaoxuan 		5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2023 Canadian Open Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Desirae Krawczyk
  Demi Schuurs 		6–4, 4–6, [13–11]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (2–1)
WTA 500 (5–4)
WTA 250 (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–5)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (9–7)
Indoor (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2019 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International[b] Clay   Hayley Carter   Zoe Hives
  Astra Sharma 		1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2019 Silicon Valley Classic,
United States 		Premier[c] Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Nicole Melichar
  Květa Peschke 		4–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2019 Tianjin Open, China International Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Nao Hibino
  Miyu Kato 		6–3, 7–5
Win 2–2 Oct 2019 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i)   Shuko Aoyama   Kirsten Flipkens
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands 		6–2, 6–1
Win 3–2 Feb 2020 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia Premier Hard (i)   Shuko Aoyama   Kaitlyn Christian
  Alexa Guarachi 		4–6, 6–0, [10–3]
Win 4–2 Jan 2021 Abu Dhabi Open, U.A.E. WTA 500 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani 		7–6(5), 6–4
Win 5–2 Feb 2021 Yarra Valley Classic, Australia WTA 500 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Anna Kalinskaya
  Viktória Kužmová 		6–3, 6–4
Win 6–2 Apr 2021 Miami Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani 		6–2, 7–5
Win 7–2 Jun 2021 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom WTA 500 Grass   Shuko Aoyama   Nicole Melichar
  Demi Schuurs 		6–1, 6–4
Win 8–2 Aug 2021 Tennis in Cleveland,
United States 		WTA 250 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Christina McHale
  Sania Mirza 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 8–3 Mar 2022 Indian Wells Open,
United States 		WTA 1000 Hard   Asia Muhammad   Xu Yifan
  Yang Zhaoxuan 		5–7, 6–7(4)
Loss 8–4 Jan 2023 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 8–5 Apr 2023 Charleston Open,
United States 		WTA 500 Clay   Giuliana Olmos   Danielle Collins
  Desirae Krawczyk 		6–0, 4–6, [12–14]
Win 9–5 Jun 2023 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands WTA 250 Grass   Shuko Aoyama   Viktória Hrunčáková
  Tereza Mihalíková 		6–3, 6–3
Win 10–5 Aug 2023 Canadian Open, Canada WTA 1000 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Desirae Krawczyk
  Demi Schuurs 		6–4, 4–6, [13–11]
Loss 10–6 Oct 2023 Zhengzhou Open, China WTA 500 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Gabriela Dabrowski
  Erin Routliffe 		2–6, 4–6
Win 11–6 Oct 2024 Japan Women's Open, Japan WTA 250 Hard   Laura Siegemund   Cristina Bucșa
  Monica Niculescu 		3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Loss 11–7 Oct 2024 Pan Pacific Open, Japan WTA 500 Hard   Laura Siegemund   Shuko Aoyama
  Eri Hozumi 		4–6, 6–7 (4–7)

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2019 Newport Beach Challenger,
United States 		Hard   Hayley Carter   Taylor Townsend
  Yanina Wickmayer 		6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss 1–1 Nov 2019 Houston Challenger,
United States 		Hard   Sharon Fichman   Ellen Perez
  Luisa Stefani 		6–1, 4–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2024 ITF Spring, United States W35 Hard   Iva Jovic 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Apr 2024 Ando Securities Open, Japan W100 Hard   Maddison Inglis 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2024 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W75 Hard   Iva Jovic 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W60 tournaments (3–1)
W25 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 ITF Makinohara, Japan W25 Grass   Yukina Saigo   Kanae Hisami
  Kotomi Takahata 		4–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2018 ITF Baton Rouge, US W25 Hard   Hayley Carter   Astra Sharma
  Gabriela Talaba 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Aug 2018 Lexington Challenger, US W60 Hard   Hayley Carter   Sanaz Marand
  Victoria Rodríguez 		6–3, 6–1
Win 3–1 Oct 2018 Stockton Challenger, US W60 Hard   Hayley Carter   Quinn Gleason
  Luisa Stefani 		7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 4–1 Nov 2018 ITF Lawrence, US W25 Hard (i)   Vladica Babić   Anna Danilina
  Ksenia Laskutova 		6–4, 6–2
Win 5–1 Nov 2018 ITF Norman, US W25 Hard   Vladica Babić   María Portillo Ramírez
  Sofia Sewing 		6–2, 6–3
Win 6–1 Feb 2019 Rancho Santa Fe Open, US W25 Hard   Hayley Carter   Francesca Di Lorenzo
  Caty McNally 		7–5, 6–2
Win 7–1 May 2019 Kurume Cup, Japan W60 Carpet   Hiroko Kuwata   Erina Hayashi
  Moyuka Uchijima 		0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 7–2 Feb 2023 Burnie International, Australia W60 Hard   Arina Rodionova   Mai Hontama
  Eri Hozumi 		6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2016 US Open Hard   Jada Hart   Kayla Day
  Caroline Dolehide 		4–6, 6–2, [13–11]

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ena Shibahara | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ena Shibahara - Women's Tennis". UCLA. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "WTA ranking history Ena Shibahara". Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "SoCal's Shibahara continues steady ascent on the WTA Pro Tour". May 17, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Koolhof/Shibahara Top Vliegen/Eikeri for Roland Garros Mixed Doubles Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ^ "Shibahara and Koolhof win mixed doubles title in historic French Open final".
  7. ^ "Japanese pair reach Australian Open women's doubles final". January 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Krejcikova, Siniakova win second straight Australian Open title".
  9. ^ "Krejcikova and Siniakova defend doubles title". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Alexandrova holds on to win second straight 's-Hertogenbosch title".
  11. ^ "No.3 Pegula wins Montreal to capture second WTA 1000 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Pliskova ends season early due to wrist injury". October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Prague milestones: Breakthrough wins for Samson, Shibahara and Von Deichmann". WTA. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  14. ^ @uclawtennis (August 22, 2024). "Ena Shibahara is bound for her first Grand Slam singles main draw … at the #USOpen! 🙌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more". August 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "Doubles specialist Ena Shibahara gives singles a spin, strikes gold at US Open—but No. 1 Iga Swiatek looms". August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 Guadalajara; Shibahara fends off fellow qualifier Birrell in Guadalajara first round". September 11, 2024.
  18. ^ "Martina Trevisan avenges loss to Caroline Dolehide at Guadalajara". ESPN. September 11, 2024.
  19. ^ "Lamens wins all-qualifier final in Osaka to capture first WTA title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Zheng powers past Kenin in Tokyo, wins third title of year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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